12:33 AM ET Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. — Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi was announced as Major League Baseball’s Executive of the Year on Monday after San Francisco topped all teams with 107 wins during the regular season. Zaidi, 44, finished his third season with the Giants, who set a franchise record for
Month: November 2021
9:58 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is a finalist for American League MVP in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. The BBWAA revealed finalists for AL and NL MVPs, Cy Young Awards, Rookies of the Year and Managers of the Year on
5:30 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed on a one-year, $8.5 million contract with free-agent left-hander Andrew Heaney, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, confirming a report by The Athletic. The Dodgers are placing a bet that the 30-year-old Heaney, who was 8-9 with a 5.83 ERA in 23 combined
10:45 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 741st career goal to tie Brett Hull for fourth on the NHL’s all-time list, and the Washington Capitals outlasted the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 Monday night. Ovechkin also assisted on two goals, and was around the puck all night as the hungry Capitals snapped
6:39 PM ET Luke Thrower France internationals Anthony Martial and Alexandre Lacazette are potential transfer additions for Juventus. Getty Images The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours
11:31 PM ET Associated Press The Vancouver Whitecaps will be investigated for allegations dating back to 2010. Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports A group of former players for the Vancouver Whitecaps women’s team says it welcomes Major League Soccer’s investigation into how the club handled allegations of abuse, and wants the findings to be made public. The
7:41 PM ET The Professional Referee Organization (PRO), which handles the assigning and training of referees in various North American leagues, admitted on Monday that the Video Assistant Referee handling Sunday’s match between Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City made a critical error — a decision that effected the MLS playoff race. In the
8:41 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Speedway Motorsports has reached an agreement to acquire Dover Motorsports, ending the Delaware NASCAR track’s run as one of the last independent operators in the sport. Dover Motorsports owned both Dover International Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Dover ran its first Cup race in 1969
7:05 PM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — Scott Frost has not won enough games at Nebraska. He knows that. Athletic director Trev Alberts knows that. Everybody in Nebraska knows that. While a 15-27 record in four years would be enough to get a coach fired at nearly any big-time program in America, Nebraska prides itself on
5:05 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Three-time Paralympic wheelchair tennis champion medalist Nick Taylor has announced his retirement. Taylor, an American who turns 42 this week, won 11 Grand Slam doubles titles with David Wagner — seven at the US Open and four at the Australian Open. At the Paralympic Games, they won